Anhalt-Bernburg 1793 2/3 thaler

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formerly in the Wildman Collection
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This type was struck 1793 only and is fairly common. It is probably a half thaler, not a two-thirds. Anhalt-Bernburg issued another type in 1793 where an archway replaces the door in the city wall on the obverse. Thalers from eighteenth century Anhalt-Bernburg are rare so collectors make do with this denomination, which was equal to a gulden. The crowned bear walking on the wall is a pun on Bernburg, which means "bear city" in German.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, .375 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 58.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.

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